Germany, Year Zero

About Germany, Year Zero

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

Germany, Year Zero (1948) is a drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. Released in July 1948, it runs 74 minutes.

Its themes are kids, post war, italian neo realism, and neo realism.

Edmund Moeschke stars as Edmund, Ernst Pittschau as Father, Ingetraud Hinze as Eva, and Franz-Otto Krüger as Karl-Heinz. The screenplay is by Carlo Lizzani and Max Kolpé. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Rome, Open City, A Foreign Affair, and Valkyrie make useful companions to Germany, Year Zero, all filed under nazi. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 439 votes and it carries a NR rating.